Description
When downloading an HTML file, if the title of the page was formatted as a filename with a malicious extension, Firefox may have saved the file with that extension, leading to possible system compromise if the downloaded file was later ran. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 107.
Published: 2022-12-22
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-48287 When downloading an HTML file, if the title of the page was formatted as a filename with a malicious extension, Firefox may have saved the file with that extension, leading to possible system compromise if the downloaded file was later ran. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 107.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5726-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-434
Metrics ssvc

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-15T14:54:04.486Z

Reserved: 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-45415

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:09:57.034Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:44.137

Modified: 2025-04-15T15:16:02.340

Link: CVE-2022-45415

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Weaknesses